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{{short description|British Paralympic swimmer}}
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| [[Summer Paralympic Games|Paralympic Games]] | 7 | 3 | 3
| [[Summer Paralympic Games|Paralympic Games]] | 7 | 3 | 3
| [[IPC Swimming World Championships|World Championships]] | 8 | 3 | 5
| [[IPC Swimming World Championships|World Championships]] | 8 | 3 | 5
| [[IPC Swimming European Championships|European Championships]] | 4 | 1 | 1
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{{MedalCompetition | [[Paralympic Games]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2000 Summer Paralympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Paralympics|200&nbsp;m medley SM6]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2000 Summer Paralympics|2000 Sydney]] | [[Swimming at the 2000 Summer Paralympics|200&nbsp;m medley SM6]] }}
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{{MedalBronze | [[2004 Summer Paralympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics|4×50&nbsp;m freestyle 20 pts]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2004 Summer Paralympics|2004 Athens]] | [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics|4×50&nbsp;m freestyle 20 pts]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics|50&nbsp;m butterfly S6]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Beijing]] | [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics|50&nbsp;m butterfly S6]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[IPC Swimming World Championships|IPC World Championships]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[IPC Swimming World Championships|World Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2002 IPC Swimming World Championships|2002 Mar del Plata]] | [[2002 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 100 metre breaststroke|100&nbsp;m medley SB7]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2002 IPC Swimming World Championships|2002 Mar del Plata]] | [[2002 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 100 metre breaststroke|100&nbsp;m medley SB7]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2002 IPC Swimming World Championships|2002 Mar del Plata]] | [[2002 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 200 metre medley|200&nbsp;m medley SM6]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2002 IPC Swimming World Championships|2002 Mar del Plata]] | [[2002 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 200 metre medley|200&nbsp;m medley SM6]] }}
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{{MedalBronze | [[2013 IPC Swimming World Championships|2013 Montreal]] | [[2013 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 100 metre breaststroke|100&nbsp;m medley SB7]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2013 IPC Swimming World Championships|2013 Montreal]] | [[2013 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 100 metre breaststroke|100&nbsp;m medley SB7]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2015 IPC Swimming World Championships|2015 Glasgow]] | [[2015 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly|50&nbsp;m butterfly S6]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2015 IPC Swimming World Championships|2015 Glasgow]] | [[2015 IPC Swimming World Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly|50&nbsp;m butterfly S6]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[IPC Swimming European Championships|IPC European Championships]] }}
{{MedalCompetition | [[IPC Swimming European Championships|European Championships]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2009 IPC Swimming European Championships|2009 Reykjavik]] | [[2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 100 metre breaststroke|100 m backstroke – SB7]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2009 IPC Swimming European Championships|2009 Reykjavik]] | [[2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 100 metre breaststroke|100 m backstroke – SB7]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2009 IPC Swimming European Championships|2009 Reykjavik]] | [[2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly|50 m butterfly – S6]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2009 IPC Swimming European Championships|2009 Reykjavik]] | [[2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly|50 m butterfly – S6]] }}
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{{MedalGold | [[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships|2014 Eindhoven]] | [[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly|50m butterfly S6]] }}
{{MedalGold | [[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships|2014 Eindhoven]] | [[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 50 metre butterfly|50m butterfly S6]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2009 IPC Swimming European Championships|2009 Reykjavik]] | [[2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 4 x 50 metre medley relay|4x50m medley relay 20pts]] }}
{{MedalSilver | [[2009 IPC Swimming European Championships|2009 Reykjavik]] | [[2009 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 4 x 50 metre medley relay|4x50m medley relay 20pts]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships|2014 Eindhoven]] | [[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|4x100m freestyle relay 34pts]] }}
{{MedalBronze | [[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships|2014 Eindhoven]] | {{nowrap|[[2014 IPC Swimming European Championships – Men's 4 x 100 metre freestyle relay|4x100m freestyle relay 34pts]]}} }}
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'''Sascha Kindred''', [[Order of the British Empire|CBE]] (born 13 December 1977 in [[Münster]], [[Germany]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Athlete Biography |publisher=The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/BIO/Athlete/8/1206748.shtml |accessdate=2008-09-16}}</ref>) is a [[Great Britain|British]] [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who has competed in six [[Summer Paralympic Games|Summer]] [[Paralympic Games]], winning thirteen medals.
'''Sascha Kindred''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|CBE}} (born 13 December 1977 in [[Münster]], [[Germany]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Athlete Biography |publisher=The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/BIO/Athlete/8/1206748.shtml |accessdate=16 September 2008}}</ref>) is a [[Great Britain|British]] [[swimming (sport)|swimmer]] who has competed in six [[Summer Paralympic Games|Summer]] [[Paralympic Games]], winning thirteen medals.


==Early life==
==Early life==
Born in [[Germany]], Kindred moved to [[Great Britain|Britain]] at the age of 3. He began swimming for a club at the age of 11. He attended Mossley Hollins High School and Kaskenmoor secondary school for a short period of time before going into training at local swimming clubs such as Oldham.<ref name="Disability now">{{cite web |title=Q&A: Sascha Kindred |publisher=[http://www.disabilitynow.org.uk/ Disability Now magazine] |url=http://www.disabilitynow.org.uk/living/sport/q-a-sascha-kindred |accessdate=2008-09-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928043724/http://www.disabilitynow.org.uk/living/sport/q-a-sascha-kindred |archivedate=28 September 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
Born in [[Germany]], Kindred moved to [[Great Britain|Britain]] at the age of 3. He began swimming for a club at the age of 11. He attended Mossley Hollins High School and Kaskenmoor secondary school for a short period of time before going into training at local swimming clubs such as Oldham.<ref name="Disability now">{{cite web |title=Q&A: Sascha Kindred |publisher=[http://www.disabilitynow.org.uk/ Disability Now magazine] |url=http://www.disabilitynow.org.uk/living/sport/q-a-sascha-kindred |accessdate=16 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928043724/http://www.disabilitynow.org.uk/living/sport/q-a-sascha-kindred |archivedate=28 September 2008 }}</ref>


Kindred has [[cerebral palsy]], which affects the right side of his body.<ref name="total swim">{{cite web |title=Interview with Sascha Kindred |publisher=[http://www.totalswimming.co.uk/ Total Swimming] |url=http://www.totalswimming.co.uk/interview-with-sascha-kindred.html |accessdate=2008-09-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515204126/http://www.totalswimming.co.uk/interview-with-sascha-kindred.html |archivedate=15 May 2008 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> He competes in the S6 ([[Butterfly stroke|butterfly]]), SM6 ([[Medley swimming|medley]]) and SB7 ([[breaststroke]]) classifications.<ref name="Bath">{{cite web |title=Athlete Biography |publisher=[[University of Bath]] website |url=http://www.teambath.com/?p=2665 |accessdate=2008-09-16}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=A-Z of Paralympic classification |publisher=[[BBC]]Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7586684.stm |accessdate=2008-09-16 |date=28 August 2008}}</ref>
Kindred has [[cerebral palsy]], which affects the right side of his body.<ref name="total swim">{{cite web |title=Interview with Sascha Kindred |publisher=[http://www.totalswimming.co.uk/ Total Swimming] |url=http://www.totalswimming.co.uk/interview-with-sascha-kindred.html |accessdate=16 September 2008 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080515204126/http://www.totalswimming.co.uk/interview-with-sascha-kindred.html |archivedate=15 May 2008 }}</ref> He competes in the S6 ([[Butterfly stroke|butterfly]]), SM6 ([[Medley swimming|medley]]) and SB7 ([[breaststroke]]) classifications.<ref name="Bath">{{cite web |title=Athlete Biography |publisher=[[University of Bath]] website |url=http://www.teambath.com/?p=2665 |accessdate=16 September 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=A-Z of Paralympic classification |publisher=[[BBC]]Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7586684.stm |accessdate=16 September 2008 |date=28 August 2008}}</ref>


==Paralympic career==
==Paralympic career==
Sascha is one of the most successful Paralympic athletes ever, taking part in 6 Paralympic Games.
Sascha is one of the most successful Paralympic athletes ever, taking part in 6 Paralympic Games.


Kindred first competed at the [[Paralympic Games]] in [[1996 Summer Paralympics|Atlanta 1996]] and won a silver medal in the [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Paralympics|100&nbsp;m breaststroke SB7]].<ref name="Medal record">{{IPC profile|surname=kindred|givenname=sascha}}</ref>
Kindred first competed at the [[Paralympic Games]] in [[1996 Summer Paralympics|Atlanta 1996]] and won a silver medal in the [[Swimming at the 1996 Summer Paralympics|100&nbsp;m breaststroke SB7]].<ref name="Medal record">{{cite web |url=https://www.paralympic.org/sascha-kindred |title=Sascha Kindred |website=Paralympic.org |publisher=[[International Paralympic Committee]] |access-date= }}</ref>
In May 2016 it has been announced that he will be representing Great Britain once more, and for the 6th time, in the Paralympic Games in Rio later in the year.
In May 2016 it has been announced that he will be representing Great Britain once more, and for the 6th time, in the Paralympic Games in Rio later in the year.


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In the [[2004 Summer Paralympics|2004 Athens Paralympics]], Kindred won two gold medals, successfully defending the [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics|100&nbsp;m breaststroke SB7]] and 200&nbsp;m individual medley SM6 titles he had won in Sydney. He also won a bronze medal in the 4×50&nbsp;m [[Freestyle swimming|freestyle]] 20 pts.<ref name="Medal record" />
In the [[2004 Summer Paralympics|2004 Athens Paralympics]], Kindred won two gold medals, successfully defending the [[Swimming at the 2004 Summer Paralympics|100&nbsp;m breaststroke SB7]] and 200&nbsp;m individual medley SM6 titles he had won in Sydney. He also won a bronze medal in the 4×50&nbsp;m [[Freestyle swimming|freestyle]] 20 pts.<ref name="Medal record" />


Kindred won his fifth Paralympic gold in the [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics|200&nbsp;m individual medley SM6]] at the [[2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Games]] in [[Beijing]], where he set a new [[List of IPC world records in swimming|world record]] time of 2:49.19 and earned the title for the third consecutive year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kindred claims fifth gold in pool |publisher=[[BBC]] Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7602935.stm |accessdate=2008-09-16 |date=7 September 2008}}</ref> He then won a second gold of the games, six titles overall, and set another world record of 1:22.18 in the 100&nbsp;m breaststroke SB7.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kindred clinches second pool gold |publisher=[[BBC]] Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7605877.stm |accessdate=2008-09-16 |date=9 September 2008}}</ref> The third medal he won was a bronze in the 50&nbsp;m butterfly S6.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official results of men's 50m butterfly – S6 |publisher=The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/INF/SW/C73A1/SWM206101.pdf |accessdate=2008-09-16}}</ref>
Kindred won his fifth Paralympic gold in the [[Swimming at the 2008 Summer Paralympics|200&nbsp;m individual medley SM6]] at the [[2008 Summer Paralympics|2008 Games]] in [[Beijing]], where he set a new [[List of IPC world records in swimming|world record]] time of 2:49.19 and earned the title for the third consecutive year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kindred claims fifth gold in pool |publisher=[[BBC]] Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7602935.stm |accessdate=16 September 2008 |date=7 September 2008}}</ref> He then won a second gold of the games, six titles overall, and set another world record of 1:22.18 in the 100&nbsp;m breaststroke SB7.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kindred clinches second pool gold |publisher=[[BBC]] Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7605877.stm |accessdate=16 September 2008 |date=9 September 2008}}</ref> The third medal he won was a bronze in the 50&nbsp;m butterfly S6.<ref>{{cite web |title=Official results of men's 50m butterfly – S6 |publisher=The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games |url=http://results.beijing2008.cn/WRMP/ENG/INF/SW/C73A1/SWM206101.pdf |accessdate=16 September 2008}}</ref>
He went on to his fifth Paralympic Games in London where he won a silver medal in the 200m IM in a time of 2:41.50
He went on to his fifth Paralympic Games in London where he won a silver medal in the 200m IM in a time of 2:41.50


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==Personal life==
==Personal life==


Kindred's wife is fellow British Paralympic gold medal winning swimmer [[Nyree Lewis]]. Together the pair, who live in [[Herefordshire]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Prime |first=Richard |title=Herefordshire Paralympian Sascha Kindred's Royal date |accessdate=2012-07-26 |url=http://www.herefordtimes.com/sport/9722550.Herefordshire_Paralympian_Sascha_Kindred_s_Royal_date/?ref=rss |work=Hereford Times}}</ref> are known as the "golden couple" of British disability swimming.<ref>{{cite web |title=Paralympic challengers: Sascha Kindred and Nyree Lewis |publisher=[[BBC]] Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7589623.stm |accessdate=2008-09-16 |date=2 September 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kindred joining Lewis in glory bid |publisher=[[Worcester News]] |url=http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/sport/3650707.Kindred_joining_Lewis_in_glory_bid/ |accessdate=2008-09-16}}</ref>
Kindred's wife is fellow British Paralympic gold medal-winning swimmer [[Nyree Lewis]]. Together the pair, who live in [[Herefordshire]],<ref>{{cite web |last=Prime |first=Richard |title=Herefordshire Paralympian Sascha Kindred's Royal date |accessdate=26 July 2012 |url=http://www.herefordtimes.com/sport/9722550.Herefordshire_Paralympian_Sascha_Kindred_s_Royal_date/?ref=rss |work=Hereford Times}}</ref> are known as the "golden couple" of British disability swimming.<ref>{{cite web |title=Paralympic challengers: Sascha Kindred and Nyree Lewis |publisher=[[BBC]] Sport |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/other_sports/disability_sport/7589623.stm |accessdate=16 September 2008 |date=2 September 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Kindred joining Lewis in glory bid |publisher=[[Worcester News]] |url=http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/sport/3650707.Kindred_joining_Lewis_in_glory_bid/ |accessdate=16 September 2008}}</ref>


He includes amongst his sporting heroes [[Eric Cantona]], [[Michael Johnson (athlete)|Michael Johnson]] and [[Carl Lewis]],<ref name="Disability now" /> and is a supporter of [[Manchester United]].<ref name="total swim" />
He includes amongst his sporting heroes [[Eric Cantona]], [[Michael Johnson (athlete)|Michael Johnson]] and [[Carl Lewis]],<ref name="Disability now" /> and is a supporter of [[Manchester United]].<ref name="total swim" />
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{Official website|http://www.saschakindred.co.uk/}}
* {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419184218/http://www.saschakindred.co.uk/ |title=SaschaKindred.co.uk, official website}}
* [http://www.britishswimming.org/vsite/vcontent/page/custom/0,8510,5157-182881-200099-42948-270203-custom-item,00.html British Swimming athlete profile]
* {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080928003610/https://www.britishswimming.org/vsite/vcontent/page/custom/0,8510,5157-182881-200099-42948-270203-custom-item,00.html |title=British Swimming athlete profile}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110708040549/http://goldencouple.blogspot.com/ 'The Golden Couple'] — A blog written by Kindred's twin brother Timo Kindred detailing the progress of him and Nyree Lewis
* {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110708040549/http://goldencouple.blogspot.com/ |title='The Golden Couple' — A blog written by Kindred's twin brother Timo Kindred detailing the progress of him and Nyree Lewis}}
* {{BPA profile|sascha-kindred}}
* {{IPC athlete|sascha-kindred}}


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Sascha Kindred
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1977-12-13) 13 December 1977 (age 46)
Münster, West Germany
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
WebsiteSaschaKindred.co.uk
Sport
SportSwimming
ClubLeominster Kingfisher[1]
Medal record
Men's para swimming
Representing  Great Britain
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Paralympic Games 7 3 3
World Championships 8 3 5
European Championships 4 1 1
Total 19 7 9
Paralympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 200 m medley SM6
Gold medal – first place 2000 Sydney 100 m breaststroke SB7
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 200 m ind. medley SM6
Gold medal – first place 2004 Athens 100 m breaststroke SB7
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 200 m ind. medley SM6
Gold medal – first place 2008 Beijing 100 m breaststroke SB7
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio 200 m ind. medley SM6
Silver medal – second place 1996 Atlanta 100 m breaststroke SB7
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney 4×100 m medley 34 pts
Silver medal – second place 2012 London 200 m ind. medley SM6
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney 4×50 m freestyle 20 pts
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens 4×50 m freestyle 20 pts
Bronze medal – third place 2008 Beijing 50 m butterfly S6
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2002 Mar del Plata 100 m medley SB7
Gold medal – first place 2002 Mar del Plata 200 m medley SM6
Gold medal – first place 2002 Mar del Plata 4x100 m medley relay 34pts
Gold medal – first place 2006 Durban 100 m medley SB7
Gold medal – first place 2006 Durban 200 m medley SM6
Gold medal – first place 2010 Eindhoven 200 m medley SM6
Gold medal – first place 2013 Montreal 200 m medley SM6
Gold medal – first place 2015 Glasgow 200 m medley SM6
Silver medal – second place 1998 Christchurch 100 m breaststroke SB7
Silver medal – second place 1998 Christchurch 200 m medley SM6
Silver medal – second place 2010 Eindhoven 50 m butterfly S6
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Mar del Plata 4x50 m freestyle relay 20pts
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Durban 4x50 m medley relay 20pts
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Durban 50 m butterfly S6
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Montreal 100 m medley SB7
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Glasgow 50 m butterfly S6
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Reykjavik 100 m backstroke – SB7
Gold medal – first place 2009 Reykjavik 50 m butterfly – S6
Gold medal – first place 2009 Reykjavik 200 m ind. medley – SM6
Gold medal – first place 2014 Eindhoven 50m butterfly S6
Silver medal – second place 2009 Reykjavik 4x50m medley relay 20pts
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Eindhoven 4x100m freestyle relay 34pts

Sascha Kindred CBE (born 13 December 1977 in Münster, Germany[2]) is a British swimmer who has competed in six Summer Paralympic Games, winning thirteen medals.

Early life[edit]

Born in Germany, Kindred moved to Britain at the age of 3. He began swimming for a club at the age of 11. He attended Mossley Hollins High School and Kaskenmoor secondary school for a short period of time before going into training at local swimming clubs such as Oldham.[3]

Kindred has cerebral palsy, which affects the right side of his body.[4] He competes in the S6 (butterfly), SM6 (medley) and SB7 (breaststroke) classifications.[5][6]

Paralympic career[edit]

Sascha is one of the most successful Paralympic athletes ever, taking part in 6 Paralympic Games.

Kindred first competed at the Paralympic Games in Atlanta 1996 and won a silver medal in the 100 m breaststroke SB7.[7] In May 2016 it has been announced that he will be representing Great Britain once more, and for the 6th time, in the Paralympic Games in Rio later in the year.

At the 2000 games in Sydney, Kindred won two gold medals, a silver, and a bronze. He described the games as his biggest sporting achievement so far.[3]

In the 2004 Athens Paralympics, Kindred won two gold medals, successfully defending the 100 m breaststroke SB7 and 200 m individual medley SM6 titles he had won in Sydney. He also won a bronze medal in the 4×50 m freestyle 20 pts.[7]

Kindred won his fifth Paralympic gold in the 200 m individual medley SM6 at the 2008 Games in Beijing, where he set a new world record time of 2:49.19 and earned the title for the third consecutive year.[8] He then won a second gold of the games, six titles overall, and set another world record of 1:22.18 in the 100 m breaststroke SB7.[9] The third medal he won was a bronze in the 50 m butterfly S6.[10] He went on to his fifth Paralympic Games in London where he won a silver medal in the 200m IM in a time of 2:41.50

In addition to his success in the Paralympics, Kindred has won 19 medals (9 gold) at IPC World Championships, 24 medals (9 gold) at European Championships, and a gold medal at the 2006 Paralympic World Cup in Manchester.[5]

Personal life[edit]

Kindred's wife is fellow British Paralympic gold medal-winning swimmer Nyree Lewis. Together the pair, who live in Herefordshire,[11] are known as the "golden couple" of British disability swimming.[12][13]

He includes amongst his sporting heroes Eric Cantona, Michael Johnson and Carl Lewis,[3] and is a supporter of Manchester United.[4]

Kindred was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours[14] and Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2017 New Year Honours for services to swimming.[15]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "British Swimming and the asa: Sascha Kindred". British Swimming. Retrieved 17 September 2008.
  2. ^ "Athlete Biography". The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  3. ^ a b c "Q&A: Sascha Kindred". Disability Now magazine. Archived from the original on 28 September 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ a b "Interview with Sascha Kindred". Total Swimming. Archived from the original on 15 May 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ a b "Athlete Biography". University of Bath website. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  6. ^ "A-Z of Paralympic classification". BBCSport. 28 August 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  7. ^ a b "Sascha Kindred". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee.
  8. ^ "Kindred claims fifth gold in pool". BBC Sport. 7 September 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  9. ^ "Kindred clinches second pool gold". BBC Sport. 9 September 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  10. ^ "Official results of men's 50m butterfly – S6" (PDF). The Official Website of the Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  11. ^ Prime, Richard. "Herefordshire Paralympian Sascha Kindred's Royal date". Hereford Times. Retrieved 26 July 2012.
  12. ^ "Paralympic challengers: Sascha Kindred and Nyree Lewis". BBC Sport. 2 September 2008. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  13. ^ "Kindred joining Lewis in glory bid". Worcester News. Retrieved 16 September 2008.
  14. ^ "No. 58929". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2008. p. 10.
  15. ^ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N9.

External links[edit]

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